Soap-holding attachment for faucets



(No Model.)

J. H. MOULDER & S. E. HIGKMAN.v SOAP HOLDING ATTACHMENT PoR FAUGETS. No.545,905.

Patented Sept. 1.0, 41895.

Ninn rares JAMES ll. MOLDER AND SAMUEL E. HIOKMAN, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS.

SOAP-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR FAUCETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,905, datedSeptember 10, 1895.

Application filed May 3, 1894. Serial No. 509,964. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMES I-I. MoULDnR and SAMUEL E. HICKMAN, subjectsof the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Boston, county of Suolk,State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Soap-HoldingAttachments for Faucets, of which the following description, inconnection withn the accompanying drawing, is a specication, likeletters on the drawing representing' like parts.

This invention relates to soap-holding attachments adapted to heappliedto waterfaucets for the purpose of rendering soapy the waterwhich is drawn from the faucet for use in cleaning purposes,particularly in cleaning silver.

Our invention consists, first, in providing a soap-receiver with aconical bottom having a single outlet, above which, if desired, may

`be arranged a perforated disk to sustain the soap, and to the outlet ofthis conical bottom is connected a iiexible tube or pipe, which servesthe double purpose of mufliing the noise usually Aattending the flow ofa column of water from a' faucet, and also furnishing means by which thewater may be directed to one side of the faucet into the properreceptacle, which may not conveniently be located directly beneath thefaucet.

Our invention also consists in providingr an improved means or valve fordiverting the course of the water from the clear-water faucet into orthrough the soap-receiver, the principal advantage of a valve or valvesembodying our invention lying in the fact that the same may be opened orclosed without stopping the flow of water and without danger of burningor scalding the hands.

Other features of our invention, principally details of construction,will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The drawing represents in section one form of attachment embodying ourinvention, the mufiiing and conducting tubes being broken olii'.

Referring to the drawing and in the construction there shown selected toillustrate our invention, A is the soap-receiver, prefer# ablyrectangular in cross-section, and of a size such as will receiveunbroken an ordinary cake or bar of soap, said receiver, in accordancewith one part of this invention, being provided with a conical bottom d,terminating in a tubular outlet ct,to which is secured in suitablemanner one end of a flexible mufling and conducting tube h. A perforatedceiver and preferably at a level with the top of the conical bottomthereof, said plate constituting a support for 'the cake or bar of soapwithin the receiver. ceiver, as herein shown, is left open to constitutea vfilling-opening, which is normally closed by a hinged cover a3.

O is a clear-water tube or passage secured to one side of the receiver Aand provided at its upper end with a neck c of suitable size to slip onover the discharged end of' a usual faucet F, to which the said neck issecured in any suitable or desired manner-as, for instance,byaclamping-screwf- 1f desired,one or more rubber or other packing-ringsmay be plate a2 is arranged at the bottoni of the re- The top of the relemployed to make thejointbetween the neck and faucet water-tight. Thetube C at its lower end is provided also with a neck, as c, upon whichis sprung one end of a mufliing and conducting tube b.

It will be noticed that the inlet end c of the tube or passage O is, inthe construction shown, directly over the outlet c thereof, so that thenatural flow of the water from the faucetF is directly down and throughthe tube O and out through the conducting-tube D. To divert the courseof the water from the tube O into and through the soap-receiver, lwehave made an opening c2 in the side of the receiver, placing the latterin communication with the tube O. Between the ends of the latter andadjacent this opening we have arranged, as herein shown, in the tube C adownwardlyinclined valve-seat c3, with which co-operates a valve c4,hinged at c5 and adapted to swing against the under side of thevalve-seat c3 to close the tube or passage O and divert the watertherefrom into and through the receiver A.

The contacting face of the valve is shown IOO thrown against its seat bymeans of a crankarm d, provided at the outside of the tube C with anoperating-handle d. When the crank is turned down into its dottedposition, the valve c4 drops by gravity into its dotted position,opening the tube O, through which the water will How in preference tothe opening c2 and soap-receiver. When it is desired to cutoff the flowof clear water and to draw soapy water-that is, water for soapsuds-theoperator turns the handle d into its full-line position, thereby raisingthe valve c4 to close the clear-water passage and divert the course ofthe water therefrom through the opening c2 into the soap-containingreceiver A, in passing through which and in contact with the soapcontained therein the water becomes inipregnated with the soap, which`water is conducted by the tube l) to the proper receptacle in which thesoapsuds is to be contained for washing and cleaning purposes.

We have herein shown the receiver as provided with a hood g, arrangedover and close to the opening c2 to prevent water spat'tering againstthe cover and out around the edges thereof should it not be tightlyclosed.

The perforated plate a2 may-be removed at will when it is desired toclean the device, and in place of a single bar or cake of soap smallpieces may be placed in the receiver, if desired. It will be noticedthat the perforated supporting-plate a2 is above the sides of theconical bottom a, to thereby leave a collectingchamber (LX, in which thesoap-charged water has opportunity to become thoroughly mixed beforepassing to the tube b.

Our invention is not limited to the particular shape or construction ofthe device herein shown, for it isv evident the same may be variedwithoutdeparting from the spirit and scope ofl our invention.

Having described one form of ourinvention, and without limitingourselves as to details, what we claim, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a soap-holding attachment forfaucets comprising a tube provided with means for attaching it to afaucet, an outlet therefor, a valve arranged within said tube betweenits inlet and outlet, means arranged outside said tube and connectedwith' said valve to open Vand close it, a soap receiver arranged next asoap-holding attachment for faucets comprising a tube provided withmeans for attaching it to a faucet, an outlet therefor, a valve-seatarranged obliquely in said tube, a valve hinged within the tube belowthe seat,

meansarranged outside said tube and connected with said valve to openand close it, a soap receiver arranged nextand parallel to the tube andcommunicating with it through 'an opening above the valve and controlledby it, and an outlet for said soap-receiver, substantially as described.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a soap-holding attachment forfaucets comprising a tube provided with means for attaching it to afaucet, an outlet therefor, a valve-seat arranged obliquely in saidtube, a valve hinged within the tube beiow the seat, means arrangedoutside said tube and connected with said valve to open and close it, asoap receiver arranged next and parallel to the tube and communicatingwith it through an opening above the valve and controlled by it, aperforated false bottom, and an outlet for said soap-receiver,substantially as described.

4. The herein described soap-holding attachment for faucets, the sameconsisting of a soap-receiver having a conical bottom, and a flexibleconducting tube connected to the outlet in said bottom, a fillingopening and a closure therefor, a perforated support at the bottom ofsaid receiver and separated from the conical bottom thereof to leave acollecting chamber for the water before the latter issues from the saidbottom, a clear water passage also communicating with said receiver, andmeans to direct the course of the water through the receiver or theclear water passage. at will, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J AMES I-I. MOULDER. p SAMUEL E. HICKMAN. Witnesses:

FREDERICK L. EMERY, LAURA T. MANIX.

